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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
Halfords Group plc is the United Kingdom's leading retailer of motoring, cycling, and leisure products and services. Founded in 1892 as a wholesale ironmongery in Birmingham, it has evolved into a major player in the specialty retail sector, operating through two primary segments: Retail and Autocentres. The company provides a wide array of automotive essentials, including batteries, car parts, cleaning solutions, engine oils, tyres, tools, wiper blades, and accessories, alongside cycling products such as bikes, electric bikes, helmets, clothing, racks, and repair services. Through its extensive network of over 1,750 locations, including retail stores, garages, mobile vans, and an integrated online platform, Halfords serves approximately 20 million customers with convenient access—most within a 20-minute drivetime. It also excels in business-to-business offerings via Commercial Fleet Services, Cycle2Work schemes, and the Avayler Software-as-a-Service platform. Headquartered in Redditch with around 12,500 employees, Halfords Group plc plays a pivotal role in the consumer discretionary market, supporting vehicle maintenance, cycling enthusiasts, and fleet operators across the UK.
£2.37
+£0.04 (+1.50%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 2.89%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue growth slowed to 1.1%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
Insufficient data to identify specific risks. Treat any missing metrics as a data gap, not a clean bill of health.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
£1.72B
▲ +1.1% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-£34M
▼ -300.0% YoY
Op. Margin
2.89%
▼ -0.4pp YoY
ROIC
4.70%
▲ +0.1pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
£142M
▲ +16.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
£173M
▲ +20.7% YoY
Net Debt
£261M
Cash & Equiv.
£19M
3Y CAGR: +7.5%
3Y CAGR: +24.6%
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Halfords Group (HFD.XLON) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about £10.05 per share, so at £2.37 the stock looks undervalued (324.2% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Halfords Group scores 45/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 3.4%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about £10.05 per share for HFD.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around £7.54. At today's £2.37, that puts the stock about 324.2% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Halfords Group scores 45 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 2.9% operating margin and a 4.7% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Halfords Group pays a regular dividend of about £0.08 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 3.4% at the current price. Halfords Group has grown the dividend at roughly 1.8% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For HFD.XLON's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. HFD.XLON currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 45/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 3.4%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.